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BBG Watch Commentary A U.S. federal government employee who works as a reporter for taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) and collects a six-figure salary has reposted on a personal but public Facebook page a photo of North Korean communist leader…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary According to new U.S. media reports, including those in Business Insider and Politico, text messages between two FBI agents assigned to the ongoing investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion with President…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s propaganda media outlet RT was not the only one to fan flames of anti-Americanism over President Trump’s decision on Jerusalem. U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), part of the dysfunctional Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) $740…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE A video reposted on December 1, 2016 by a Voice of America (VOA) reporter on a personal but publicly accessible Facebook page and still visible as of November 21, 2017, includes such descriptions of President Trump…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary As early as in June 2016, Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda Bennett was informed in an email sent by an outside international media expert that some VOA English Newsroom reporters were posting politically biased (for those…Read more

OPINION Full Meltdown Mode Broadcasting Board of Governors and Voice of America: Information War Lost By The Federalist Let’s get to the point: John Lansing (chief executive officer [CEO] Broadcasting Board of Governors) and Amanda Bennett (Voice…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary One of the senior central English newsroom reporters working for the U.S. taxpayer-funded ($221 million in FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA) posted to friends on a private Facebook page some sharp words addressed to President Donald…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary As of Monday morning, August 28, 2017, even the very liberal Washington Post had a report on Antifa violence in Berkeley, CA, but not the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), which had suggested earlier that Antifa…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Some of the more senior as well as some newly-hired newsroom reporters working for the U.S. taxpayer-funded ($221 million FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA) have been overheard making what one VOA staffer who was not a…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Five Voice of America (VOA) Mandarin Service journalists have been put by VOA director Amanda Bennett on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation into charges that they allowed accusations of corruption to be made against Chinese…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Comparing Voice of America (VOA) 2016 U.S. presidential election night LIVE Facebook views (41) on November 6, 2016 to BBC LIVE Facebook views on the election night (17,800) and to the Russia’s RT LIVE Facebook views for…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary The writer of this journalistically confused and one sided New Republic article about the Voice of America (VOA) “cheerfully” reports several non-facts and half truths that come close to being ” fake news”: “Republicans have worked to…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America “(VOA) used to take pride in interviewing Vaclav Havel who told the truth. It now takes pride in interviewing a hostage taker who told lies,” Ann Noonan Executive Director of the…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Members of the Trump administration, speaking for themselves and not wanting their names to be used because the White House has not yet made final decisions regarding the future status of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary There have been more one-sided attacks on President Trump in recent Voice of America (VOA) news reports which extensively quote Trump’s critics without anyone from the administration or among Trump’s supporters being given an opportunity of responding…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Some Voice of America (VOA) reporters and editors are hard at work to prove to their international and U.S. domestic audiences (about half of VOA English online traffic is from the United States) that Donald Trump is…Read more

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The long-range interests of the United States are served by communicating directly with the peoples of the world by radio. To be effective, the Voice of America must win the attention and respect of listeners. These principles will therefore govern Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts:

1. VOA will serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news. VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive.

2. VOA will represent America, not any single segment of American society, and will therefore present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions.

3. VOA will present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively, and will also present responsible discussions and opinion on these policies.

Gerald R. Ford

President of the United States of America

Signed July 12, 1976

Public Law 94-350

Violations of VOA Charter

In 2016, the Voice of America posted one-sided attacks on Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in violation of the VOA Charter.